http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295586,us-drone-strike-pakistani-troops-kill-21-militants--summary.html Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's north-western tribal region on Friday killed at least eight militants, while 13 more died in clashes with Pakistani troops, officials said. The US airstrike took place in the Machik... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295586,us-drone-strike-pakistani-troops-kill-21-militants--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295562,suicide-bombing-roadside-blasts-kill-16-people-in-afghanistan.html Kabul - A suicide attack in western Afghanistan killed 10 civilians and three policemen on Friday, while three other civilians were killed in a roadside blast in the country's eastern region, officials said. A bomber riding an explosive-laden motorbi... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295562,suicide-bombing-roadside-blasts-kill-16-people-in-afghanistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295559,china-considers-combat-troops-for-un-peacekeeping-official-says.html Beijing - China is considering the deployment of its first combat troops as part of a growing role in United Nations peacekeeping operations, a UN official said on Friday. I understand that they are considering sending combat troops but no decision ... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295559,china-considers-combat-troops-for-un-peacekeeping-official-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295554,survey-taiwanese-trust-obama-more-than-their-own-president.html Taipei - A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The telephone survey of 1,004 adults by the Global View monthly magazin... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295554,survey-taiwanese-trust-obama-more-than-their-own-president.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295553,five-killed-in-shooting-on-pacific-island-of-saipan.html Seoul - A man on the Pacific island of Saipan on Friday shot dead four people before killing himself, the Saipan Tribune newspaper reported. The man reportedly shot two children under the age of 10 and two men. ... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:52:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295553,five-killed-in-shooting-on-pacific-island-of-saipan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295545,suspected-us-drone-attack-in-pakistan-kills-eight--update.html Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Friday killed at least eight people, officials said. The airstrike took place in the Machikhel area, situated near the region's main town of Mir Ali. ... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295545,suspected-us-drone-attack-in-pakistan-kills-eight--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295544,police-hunt-down-british-suspect-in-killing-of-arroyo-aides-son.html Manila - Philippine police Friday launched a manhunt for a British man suspected of killing the son of a senior aide of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a traffic altercation. The suspect, Jason Ivler, is the stepson of an executive at the As... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295544,police-hunt-down-british-suspect-in-killing-of-arroyo-aides-son.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295538,kung-fu-grandmaster-jailed-for-kicking-mistress.html Hong Kong - A Kung Fu grandmaster, who trained under the same teacher as martial arts star Bruce Lee, has been jailed in Hong Kong for assaulting his mistress, a court report said Friday. Leung Ting, the founder of the internationally known Wing Tsun... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295538,kung-fu-grandmaster-jailed-for-kicking-mistress.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295537,roadside-bomb-kills-three-policemen-in-pakistan.html Islamabad - A roadside bomb early on Friday killed three police officers and wounded six more in Pakistan's troubled north-western city of Peshawar, police said. The casualties occurred when a police vehicle on patrol was hit by a remote-controlled b... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295537,roadside-bomb-kills-three-policemen-in-pakistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295534,dogs-find-endangered-rhinos-dung-in-vietnam.html Hanoi - Biologists working with trained dogs have confirmed that critically endangered Javan rhinos remain alive in the Vietnamese jungle, a conservation organization said Friday. The Worldwide Fund for Nature's (WWF) biologists in Vietnam and the co... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295534,dogs-find-endangered-rhinos-dung-in-vietnam.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295533,thai-factory-worker-kills-cambodian-colleague-with-an-axe.html Bangkok - A Thai labourer allegedly killed a Cambodian co-worker with an axe early Friday after a heated and inebriated argument over the two countries' deteriorating diplomatic relations, police said. Thai national Sinchai Namnon, 44, was the chief ... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:46:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295533,thai-factory-worker-kills-cambodian-colleague-with-an-axe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295531,malaysian-police-detain-six-vietnamese-women-in-vice-raid.html Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police have detained six Vietnamese women believed to have been working as prostitutes since entering the country on tourist visas, reports said Friday. Police from Penang state raided a hotel on Wednesday, resulting in the d... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:40:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295531,malaysian-police-detain-six-vietnamese-women-in-vice-raid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295530,philippine-troops-kill-wanted-muslim-militant.html Manila - Government troops killed a Muslim militant wanted for kidnappings and bombings in the southern Philippines, a military commander said Friday. Major General Ben Dolorfino said the suspect, Abdulla Ajijul, a commander of the al-Qaeda-linked Ab... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:34:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295530,philippine-troops-kill-wanted-muslim-militant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295529,hong-kong-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-13-year-old-pupil.html Hong Kong- A Hong Kong teacher has been charged with having sex with a primary school pupil and keeping pictures of the encounters on his computer, a court report said Friday. Primary school teacher Chung Wing-kwok faces one count of possessing child... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:10:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295529,hong-kong-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-13-year-old-pupil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295528,malaysian-loses-nipples-in-botched-sex-change.html Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man by removing her breasts, lost both her nipples after botched sex-change surgery, reports said Friday. The 36-year old woman, who wished to be known only as Sam, also suffered a serious infect... Asia,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:58:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295528,malaysian-loses-nipples-in-botched-sex-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295471,suicide-attacks-kill-two-us-soldiers-10-afghan-civilians--summary.html Kandahar/Kabul - Two suicide bombers targeted a NATO-led military base and a police station in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing two US soldiers and ten Afghan civilians, officials said. The attacks came as President Hamid Karzai said Afghan ... Asia,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295471,suicide-attacks-kill-two-us-soldiers-10-afghan-civilians--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295465,afghanistans-karzai-sworn-in-for-second-five-year-term--summary.html Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in Thursday for a second term in office amid tight security at Kabul's presidential palace as authorities feared attacks by Taliban milita... Asia,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295465,afghanistans-karzai-sworn-in-for-second-five-year-term--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295456,extra-ten-afghan-civilians-killed-suicide-bombing-attack.html Kandahar - Ten civilians, including two children, were killed and 13 others wounded in a suicide bombing near a police station in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the provincial police chief said. The suspect was identified as a bomber and shot by A... Asia,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295456,extra-ten-afghan-civilians-killed-suicide-bombing-attack.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295450,taiwan-to-extend-length-of-stay-for-foreign-seamen-to.html Taipei - Taiwan Thursday revised an immigration regulation to extend the length of stay for foreign shipping crews to 30 days from one week. The revision, made in line of current international trend, is to allow foreign crew members to have a longer... Asia,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295450,taiwan-to-extend-length-of-stay-for-foreign-seamen-to.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295435,suicide-bomber-kills-19-outside-pakistan-court--summary.html Islamabad - A suicide bomber on Thursday killed 19 people outside a court complex in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, officials said, as troops pressed on with their offensive in the n... Asia,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295435,suicide-bomber-kills-19-outside-pakistan-court--summary.html